barista
noun
ba·ris·ta
bə-ˈrē-stə 
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public
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Union organizers pressed on, the union election was held and baristas voted 11 to 3 to join Workers United, the Starbucks employees union.
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The labor law case stems from Starbucks’s challenge to a federal district court’s 2022 decision ordering the company to rehire seven baristas who claimed they were fired for attempting to unionize at a Memphis store.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The labor law case stems from Starbucks’s challenge to a federal district court’s 2022 decision ordering the company to rehire seven baristas who claimed they were fired for attempting to unionize at a Memphis store.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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